Lure



June 13, 1933; F LUTZ 1,913,493-

LURE

Filed Feb. 23 1932 28 INVENTOR 2 K5 Z Fram% Zz/zz.

26 /a Zw/yfM ATTORNEYS.

v ticular manner to produce a result which ren- Patented June 13, 1933FRANK LUTZ, oF KANsAS-"GITY, MISSOURI i Luna v This invention relates toa fish lure and has for its primary object the provis on of a newarticle of manufacture formed 1n a parders thesaine highly effectivewhen used as and for the purpose specified. One of the prime ob'ects ofthis lnvention is the contemplation of a lure produced from rind, suchas the'hide of a hog, and cut to present a'thin, flexible body, the twoopposing longitudinal sides thereof being,

formed to coact' when the lure is in use to impart motion to the body ofthe lure that Wlll attract and hold the attention of the fish.

A yet further objectof this invention is to provide a lurecomprising athin body of I tioned which is strong and durable enough to permit ofusing the same many times, and to preclude its being torn from the hookwhen drawn through the Water. 1 Many minorob'ects of the invention willappear during the courseiofthe detailed specification, referring to theaccompanying drawing, wherein: v V

- Figure 1 isa side elevation of a lure made in accordance with thisinvention and associated with a fishhook.

Fig. 2 is an edge elevation of the lure and a portion of the hook. V 7

Fig. 3 is a View. similar to that of Fig. 1, but showingthe lure changedin form as a result of the action of the Water thereon. a

Fig. 4 is. a top edge'view of the lurein the condition illustrated inFig. 3. I

' Fig. 5 is a bottom edge View of the same, and,

Fig. 6 ing the same as it appears when ready for a't-. tachme'nt'to thefish hook. r In referring to the lure it will be understoodthat the sameis associated with an ordinary fish hook 8, with which is combined aWeight or similar element 10 for the puris a side elevation of thelureshow Application filed February 23,1932. ISerial Nfo. .59fl-,42, I

at ofmai'ntaining 11651: e and the: herein-1 after *de's'crihed luresurface of;

the water.

The lure-l itself may be formed from pork i and especially thehidep'fthe h'ogwhich may be cut thin enough tole'n'd great fiexibilityto the yQ lure nd will y t be sufiicienty 'r t "p ude "tearing" or other d gstructive actions when the lure is bein g'han dled or as it is beingsubjected to hard usage.

A lure created in accordance with thisi n-5 ven tionshould include abody '14, thin enough I to permit fiexingand ofa size commensurate Withth'e' requirements of the hookjused and fish sought. Body 14 should besubstantial-'- ly uniformfin thickness and one ofits longi tudinal edges16 is arched inwardly of bodyl 14 while the opposite longitudinal-'edge18 is arched outwardly more acutely or atagreat er degree ofcurvaturethan that of edge 16., The convexo concave effect created is clearlyillustrated in Figsl and -6,*and suchfrela'' tion and formation oflongitudinal edges- '16 and 18 requires thatend I2O'be' substantially"narrower than the opposite end 22. I Since the force of the wateragainst body 14} is tob'e utilized to create'a movement on the part ofbody. 14," it"isdesirable' to cut the same at:

endl22, whereby to create anacute ang'l'e' '24c between/end 22 and sidelfiz The angle 26,

which isfornied between end'22 andside 18 an obtuse angle and it is adja'cent this end 221thatthe series of slits 28 are formed? through body.14. These slits '28 shoul deX-* tend substantially parallel to the 1sides 16 and fatvthat particular location which causesthe relativeanglebet'ween end 22 and '1 slits I28 to be setupas shown in Figs. landfif This particular disposition of slits 28 andthe relati on theretoof the s'ides andend 16,- 18 and 22 respectively contributes to'the'a'ca 'tion set up. when *body 14 is drawn 'throughf'.

the water beneath surface 12 thereof. *5 Assuming thathook 8 is properlyinserted throughslits 2 8 and body 14,- hook- 8;;and V weightxlOI arebeneath surface 12 ofthefwaf .ter: and, assuming all of said elementsare being drawn through the waten at' the sp'eed' usuallyiiitilized whencasting or trolling," there will be created along-edge -18" ofbody 14, asuccession of transverse undulations 30, such as are illustrated inFigs. 3, 4 and 5.

The force of the water against that portion of longitudinal edge 18against end 20 will 5 tend to straighten out arcuate edge 16 and therebycreate a fullness in body 14 along edge 18. This fullness varies indegree from the center, where it is greater, toward the ends, where itgradually fades out, all due to the greater width of body 14intermediate the ends thereof. These transverse undulations or waveswill set up vibration and movement in body 14 as it is carried along inmuch the same manner as the art has heretofore known such movementbecause of the action of a spoon. It is notable that this lure, formedas contemplated by the invention, is effective and even more attractiveto the fish than have been the lures heretofore actuated through the useof a spoon or similar devices carried ahead of the lure to churn orcreate an agitation in the water. The very slightest travel on the partof body 14 with end 22 disposed forwardly, will animate body 14 to adegree where it practically takes the place of line bait.

Slight variations in the degree of arcuateness or relation of thespecific parts herein described will likewise vary the action on the apart of the lure and while such variation might be practiced, it isunderstood that the same falls within the concepts of the broadinvention and does not depart from the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A lure comprising a thin flexible body of rind having onelongitudinal edge convex and the opposite longitudinal edge concave, thedegree of curvature of said longitudinal edges being different wherebyto create a greater width to said body intermediate the ends than at theends thereof.

2. A lure comprising a flexible body of substantially uniform thicknesshaving arcuate longitudinal edges to form a body having one longitudinaledge convex throughout its length and the other longitudinal edgeconcave throughout its length.

3. A lure comprising a. flexible body of Substantially uniform thicknesshaving a convex and a concave longitudinal edge, the width of one end ofsaid body being greater than the other, the end of greatest widthforming an acute angle at its juncture with the concave edge and anobtuse angle at its juncture with the convex edge.

4. A rind lure comprising a flexible'body having a longitudinal edgeconcave throughout its length, a longitudinal edge convex throughout itslength and means at one end of the body for securing the same to a hook-with the major plane thereof in the same plane as said hook.

signature.

FRANK LUTZ.

